Taupo, New Zealand - Wairakei Farm Settlement, sheep farm - postcard c.1960s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Sheep, Wairakei Farm Settlement, Paupo, New Zealand
• Publisher:  Felicity Card Co. Ltd / printed by Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd / Colourchrome Series / photo by Gladys M. Goodall
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
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• Notes / condition:  very minor wear

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Wairakei is the name of a power station, small settlement and a geothermal area a few kilometres north of Taupo, in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand, on the Waikato River.

With several natural geysers, hot pools and boiling mud pools, it is also the home of the Wairakei Power Station, a major geothermal electric power generating station. The station was the second large-scale geothermal facility worldwide, and was commissioned in 1958. It was listed in the book 70 Wonders Of The Modern World published in 2000 by Reader's Digest to record The Eventful 20th Century.^[1]

Taupo (/'to?p??/, commonly pronounced /'ta?po?/^[2]) is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region.

Taupo has a population of 23,100 (June 2013 estimate).^[1] In 1953, Taupo was officially constituted as a borough,^[3] but from 1989 it has been administered by the Taupo District Council, the district including both Taupo itself and the surrounding hinterland. Despite this, it is occasionally referred to as a city. It is the 20th largest urban area in New Zealand, and the second-largest in the Waikato Region (behind Hamilton).

The name Taupo, by which the town is commonly known, is the shortened version of its full name, Taupo-nui-a-Tia. Literally translated from Maori language, Taupo-nui-a-Tia means ""The great cloak of Tia"", where Tia is the name of the discoverer of the lake.

In 2009 a team of Taupo citizens won the TV2 programme Top Town.^[4]

Taupo is located at the outlet of Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake, in the northeast part of the lake where it discharges to the Waikato River. The river flows over one of New Zealand's most spectacular waterfalls, Huka Falls, a short distance north of the town. Taupo is a centre of volcanic and geothermal activity and hot springs suitable for bathing are located at several places in the vicinity. The volcanic mountain of Mount Tauhara lies six kilometres (4 mi) to the east. Some forested area exists near Taupo, with understory vegetation consisting of certain shrubs and ferns.

Somewhat to the northeast are significant hot springs. These springs are the site of occurrence of certain extremophile micro-organisms, that are capable of surviving in extremely hot environments.^[5]

Taupo is situated on a stretch of State Highway 1, running concurrently with State Highway 5. It is situated 53 km North of Turangi. It is one of the few centres in New Zealand that were never linked to the rail network.

The small but growing satellite town of Kinloch, where a Jack Nicklaus golf resort is being constructed, is 20 kilometres west along the lake.

type=printed

country/ region/ city=new zealand

period=post-war (1945 - present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100mm)